The novel is the only one so far that allowed me to expand the worldview of the characters. I tried to match their outfits to the scenes as much as possible, so each character has a different costume design. Even so, I tried to deepen my knowledge of the setting without losing the original image of the characters. The result turned out half-baked, but I was aiming for the effect that reality is enhanced when an animated TV series is adapted for theatre and the design is changed.

Frontispiece illustration for the Guilty Gear X: Lightning the Argent light novel. Scan and caption from Artworks of Guilty Gear X 2000-2007 by Daisuke Ishiwatari